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Initial post: 28 Apr 2012 13:36:02 BDT
KindleFan says:
Many of us daily download lots of freebie books - with mixed results. Some are great and some are dire.

What freebies have you found that were really good ? And what not so good ? (Obviously they may not be free now .... but they have to be books you didn't pay for when you downloaded them).

For me some great finds were :

A Cold Day for Murder (Kate Shugak #1) - I enjoyed this so much i have paid for the rest of the series !

Rain Song A lovely book I would probably not have considered if I had seen it in a bookshop

The Tourist Trail: A Novel I really enjoyed the way this one was written.

Orange Blossoms & Mayhem (Fantascapes) Very funny

And a couple I downloaded and did not enjoy at all :

The Fashion Police (Amber Fox Mystery No 1)

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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 14:54:21 BDT
walrus says:
just finished this one,which i was enjoying so much i bought the sequel before i was half way :

Things to Do in Denver When You're Un-Dead (FROM THE FILES OF THE BSI)( a secret agent /supernatural/thriller/fantasy)
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 15:17:14 BDT
Lesley A. Smart says:
kane and abel when it was free one day last year
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 15:25:54 BDT
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walrus says:
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bluecat says:
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In reply to an earlier post on 28 Apr 2012 15:36:42 BDT
walrus says:
mentioned luke :-)(and i hadn't noticed the "bad" ) :-(
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 15:46:02 BDT
Mrs. Dj Shoobridge says:
Just finished the Ambassador's wife by Jake Needham. Loved it, got it when it was free. Will definitely buy anything else he has written. Detective Sam Tay is Singapore . Very reminiscent of Lee Weeks Johnny Mann. Temperament wise reminded me of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch.

Have got Things to do in Denver when you're Undead. After reading Walrus' post this is my next read.
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 15:54:01 BDT
Damaskcat says:
I got this when it was free and enjoyed it - Heaven Sent
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walrus says:
hope you like it :-)
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 16:35:36 BDT
KindleFan says:
A couple of helpful recommendations, thanks folks. I'll put them on my wishlist.
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 17:11:41 BDT
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J Jones says:
@ Anne and Bluecat - you mentioned two freebies I got that I haven't read yet - Tollesbury Time forever and A Cold Day for Murder so will move them up the list, especially as I agree with Anne about Amber fox - didn't even finish it!
Ones I enjoyed -Uprising (Vampire Federation) -I've bought quite a few by Scott Mariani since, Wish- not my ususal type of thing but good

Another one I couldn't finish - Fools Rush In (Weddings by Bella, Book 1): Weddings by Bella Series, Book 1
This thread has made me realsie how many freebies I still have left read
Edit -posted before I'd finished!!
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 17:16:53 BDT
irene 21 says:
i loved - knowing me knowing you and - coffee, tea the gypsy and me ....nice wee stories
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 17:32:13 BDT
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mr dead says:
THE "OLD" ADVENTURES OF HAILEY AND JARED BOOK #1
free right now. the writing is very professional

almost forgot this one
A Pound Of Flesh (A Robert Young of Newbiggin Mystery)
need to check that out too
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 17:43:58 BDT
willie wit says:
hmmm.. i can't think of one...

;o)
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 17:55:10 BDT
Rosh says:
Yellow Crocus: A Novel Not free now though
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 18:00:53 BDT
FreebieFul says:
I guess it sometimes depends which genre or style of writing you enjoy, but I've found I'm reading a lot I wouldn't otherwise have tried through freebies. So that's all good!

Here are some I downloaded when free that I was glad I'd read (these are no longer free):

The Halo Effect - Erotic Psychological Thriller (The Butterfield Institute) by MJ Rose
Belt Buckles & Pajamas by Michele LeBlanc
A Departure from the Script by Rochelle Hollander Schwab
The Woman Upstairs: A Novel by Mary W. Walters

This is still free:
Swallow by Tonya Plank
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 18:04:15 BDT
honeybunny says:
Three Thousand Miles for a Wish : the true story of a young woman's quest to find happiness was a brilliant freebie, I really enjoyed it, not free now but still cheap considering.
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In reply to an earlier post on 28 Apr 2012 18:05:48 BDT
KindleFan says:
I wouldn't have finished the Amber Fox book had I not been mesmerised by its horrendousness. It was one of those where I really wondered what most of the reviewers had been reading (or drinking ?) to make it seem so good to them ....

I have found that most of the freebies pass the time nicely but it is nice when you come upon a gem. I do wish, however, that more of them were properly edited and proof read.
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 18:06:20 BDT
Jill in East Kent says:
The Sorrow of Sisters (The Undercliff Novels (1)) Enjoyed this so much that have now paid for numbers 2 and 3 in the series and will be purchasing number 4 next week. And the odd thing was that I hovered over the first one thinking "I have so many freebies ... I'm not sure ... oh go on then click" Very glad I did as they are fabulous reads.
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KindleFan says:
I actually bought all The Butterfield Institute books by MJ Rose in paperback for real money a few years ago. I have always regretted that hasn't written more as I don't really like her other stuff much.

Edited to add that on your recommendation I have now downloaded "Swallow"
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In reply to an earlier post on 28 Apr 2012 18:09:17 BDT
KindleFan says:
I appear to have bought "The Sorrow of Sisters" when it was free (thanks Amazon for remembering) - following your recommendation i shall move it up the list of books to read
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Posted on 28 Apr 2012 18:23:34 BDT
Lilian says:
Yellow Crocus Laila Ibrahim
Death on an Autumn River I. J. Parker
That Summer in Ischia Penny Feeny
The Cyclist Fred Nath
The Chocolate Girls Annie Murray
Blood Guilt Ben Cheetham
In The Blood Steve Robinson
All free and all very different in genre. I've enjoyed them all :-)
The few I haven't enjoyed have been deleted!!
Thank you everyone for posting the daily freebies :-) xx
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In reply to an earlier post on 28 Apr 2012 18:23:48 BDT
FreebieFul says:
Hi Anne,

I bought another Butterfield Institute book by MJ Rose on the back of the free one, and enjoyed that too.

Hope you like "Swallow" when you come to read it.
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In reply to an earlier post on 28 Apr 2012 18:26:02 BDT
KindleFan says:
Thought "That Summer in Ischia" was way overrated but very much enjoyed "In the Blood" - I got both of them free too.
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